Hollywood hosts For the Love of the Game tournament Sports by Kevin Johnson - August 31, 2017 HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Young basketball players showed their love for the sport at the For the Love of the Game Youth Tournament. Fourteen teams – boys, girls and co-ed – vied for championships in early August at the Howard Tiger Recreation Center. “I hope this tournament continues to grow and teams from all over Indian Country come down to participate,” said tournament director Courtney Osceola, “and also a special thank you to Hollywood Councilman Chris Osceola for his gracious support of this tournament and his dedication to the youth of the Seminole Tribe of Florida.” In the 10U division, Lil Dribblers, coached by Cassandra Jones, won the championship. Rising Stars, coached by Issiah Billie, finished runner-up. Guided by former college star DeForest Carter as its coach, Unconquered captured the 14U division. McDonalding, coached by Paul Buster, took runner-up. Lady Native Soldiers, coached by Nova Southeastern University player Skyla Osceola, won the 18U girls division. Runner-up was Swoopz, coached by Claudia Gore. Plainzmen, coached by Russell Archambault, took home the 18U boys title for the second straight year while Canes, coached by Ethel Huggins, finished second. The tournament’s top individual accolades – the MVP awards – went to Jayce Archambault on the boys side and Jolie Woods on the girls side. The adult section of the tournament will be held Oct. 6-7 in Hollywood. Registration deadline is Oct. 2. 14U champions Unconquered (Giovanni Mejia photo) 18U boys runner-ups (Giovanni Mejia photo) 18U girls runner-ups (Giovanni Mejia photo) 18U boys champions Plainzmen (Giovanni Mejia photo) Action from the 18U boys division. (Giovanni Mejia photo) Tournament MVP Jayce Archambault (Giovanni Mejia photo) 14U runner-ups. (Giovanni Mejia photo) Tournament MVP Julie Woods. (Giovanni Mejia photo) 10U players get ready to start the game (Giovanni Mejia photo) 10U runner-ups (Giovanni Mejia photo) 10U champions Lil Dribblers (Giovanni Mejia photo) 18U girls champions Lady Native Soldiers (Giovanni Mejia photo) Action from the 18U girls division. (Giovanni Mejia photo) Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Pinterest Share Share on LinkedIn Share Share on Digg Share